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A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

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Bryce Gruber

The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

During its working life, Carmyllie Pilot hauled passengers and freight in Angus, Fife and Aberdeenshire.

Locomotive steams again for first time in 44 years

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

An application to build a wind farm in the Scottish Borders has been rejected for the third time. Scottish Borders Council previously turned down the eight-turbine Wull Muir scheme near Heriot and an appeal to the Scottish government was also unsuccessful in 2020. Revised plans had been submitted which suggested...

Plans for windfarm rejected for a third time

Ian Scott twice went to look for the drugs after losing them on a petrol forecourt, a court hears.

Dealer lost his cocaine at petrol station

A woman has been jailed for her "pivotal role" in a gang that dropped more than £1m of drugs and contraband into UK prisons via drone. Lucy Adcock, 47, from Ruislip, Greater London, was caught with a drone in the boot of her car at a hotel near Bridgend's HMP Parc, south Wales.

Woman jailed for dropping drugs into prisons via drone

At least 10 fire engines are tackling the blaze that has spread to a single story warehouse.

Residents told to shut windows as huge fire rages

Two men who tried to flee during a death by dangerous driving trial have been caught by police.

Men arrested at airport after trying to flee trial

A cafe which was built without planning permission in a Bradford conservation area must be demolished, the city council has said. The Chai Village, which is a cafe constructed using a shipping container, a seating area and a large LED screen, was built on a vacant site on Thornton Road in 2022.

Demolition order for cafe built without permission

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A mother has spoken of her joy after giving birth to naturally conceived quadruplets. Arlene and John Mitchell, from Longridge in West Lothian, became parents to Ben, Noah, Harrison and Rory on 14 May. The smallest of the baby brothers, Harrison, weighed 2lb 14 oz, while Ben, Noah, and Rory...

Welcoming rare quadruplets 'an incredible experience', says mum

A woman who left packages of drugs in the toilets of the prison where she worked has been jailed. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said Farrah Jones, 28, was jailed for four years for trying to smuggle cannabis into Forest Bank Prison, Salford. It said Steven Wimbleton, 30, who was with...

Prison worker caught hiding drugs in toilets jailed

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

The Blackburn Beverley is being dismantled in Hull and moved to a museum in Cumbria.

Huge RAF plane lifted from fort by crane

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Belfast: city of riveters, inventors, linen mill girls, boxers, pamphleteers, revolutionaries, Lambeg drummers, uilleann pipers, mission hall preachers and moustachioed burghers with fob watches. Some of these can still be seen, here and there, usually in ghostly form. Now you are more likely to find cocktail creators, urban farmers, NGO officials, tech specialists, muralists, political tour guides, ravers and Irish-language teachers.

The underrated Irish city that's becoming one of the coolest spots in Europe

Locust Grove, VA

The Battle of the Wilderness occurred in Locust Grove, Virginia, on May 5, 1864. According to History Facts, at one point, the Civil War c ceased so that soldiers could watch a fistfight between a soldier from the North and one from the South.

Union and Confederate soldiers allegedly called a ceasefire in Virginia to watch a fistfight

A man who was arrested on suspicion of rape after an attack in the grounds of Hereford Cathedral has been bailed while inquiries continue. West Mercia Police said officers were called following a report that a woman had been raped at about 03:00 BST. The force said it believed she...

Man bailed as cathedral rape inquiry continues

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A Visit To Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery Proves That You Can’t Buy History – Part 1

When I sat down in my assigned seat on the train at Manchester Deansgate Station, with a 6.5-hour journey ahead of me, I found myself wondering...

A Visit To Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery Proves That You Can’t Buy History – Part 1

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